Where does “differest” come from?
differest (English) comes from English differ, from Middle English differren, from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
differest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “differest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | differ | Not to have the same traits or characteristics;... |
| 2 | Middle English | differren | To postpone or defer; to do later than was... |
| 3 | Middle French | déférer | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēferō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |